Collision Between the Leungkwong and the Moonshine: Court Fight with Reference to Wealthy Macao Merchant's Fortune: City Coat of Arms: Trade Conditions Frost Our Owx Hongkong, May 12, Two infants handling a $400,000 mortgage occupies the attention of the Supreme Court, throwing some ights on the life of a wealthy Chinese family. "Lo Kwong-lam and Lo Kwong-hin are two of the 16 sons of Lo Kay, the Macao millionaire, who has one wife and nine con-cubiness. He died in 1907.
These two young gentlemen and his other brothers mortgaged in February, 1925, their properties in Queen's Road "Central to, Mr. Li Hoon-chun and Me. Kan Tong-po, well-known merchants and bankers.
These two brothers who alleged they were under age when the deed was executed asked the Court that the mortgage be made null and void as far as they were concerned and further asked an injunction to restrain defendants (Messrs, Li and Kan) from selling or otherwise dealing with the property. The Lo brothers stated that they were born fon April 25, 1904, and August. 2, 1005, respectively. Their counsel, Mr. Eldon Potter, pointed out at the very outest that there was no intention whatever to avail the law of infancy to avoid meeting wi one might consider as just liabilities Te was a ease, counsel continued, "in which the infants took part in the transaction for the purpose of borrowing money not for their own rockets but for the use of oth Counsel went on to narrate the dispute among the 16 brothers over the father's estate, some of which was not in his own name thereby causing much confusion, Tu reply to the charge of fraud, Mr. Potter argued that the docu: ments in question were signed by' the plaintiffs without knowing what they were committing and therefore fore. it put through by two ould not be legally liable there-
elicitor's clerks who received a 00d remuneration for the work The defence contends that at all material times the plaintiffs were of age, and that "therefore thei) mortgage can stand. Judgment was The 15th Brigade The 16th Infantry Brigade with its attendant Field Batteries of Royal Artillery, Batterios of Royal Engineers, Motor Transport Company of the Army Service Corps which sailed from England last month are due to arrive in Hong-Kong on the 15ih instant, The whole force represents about 5,000 officers and men, They will not proceed to Shanghai but: will be billeted in Peninsula Hotel now occupied by the Cameron-jan:
The transports that convey then here are the City of Marseilles, Derbyshire, the Mevassa, the Neuralia, and the City of Poona, The Recent Fatal Collision ling in the water and his whereabouts are still unknown, The chief Engineer, Mr. A. Donaldson, is also missing. It is hoped that they were picked up by the Kwongfockeheong and have gone to Kongmoon. Captain James Wilson of the ill-fated steamer struggled in the water for an hour until he was picked up.
An engine-room hand of the) Loungkwong described the accident fas most heart rending. The steerage passengers could not get up to deck' because the grille leading it was locked, and they were shut ina death "trap and drowned, Everything was in utmost confusion. andthe cries of women were frantic.
Further Details of the Collision May 13.
Further news is heard of the col sion of, the str. Leungkwong and the steam launch Moonshine resulting in the sinking of the former. Two other steamers, the Onlee and Kwongfookeheong, which went to the rescue of the Leungkwong, have returned to Hongkong from Kongmoon, and their crews stated that they witnessed the event.
The str, Onlee picked up Captair Wilson of the ill-fated steamer, sis Indian guards and some other survivors. Captain Wilson suffered] some injuries in the head and hand, ud first aid was applied to him. Messrs. Thomas Henry Martin and [Alec Donaldson, chief officer and chief engineer respectively of the Leungkwong, were not picked up by any of the steamers, and most likely they were drowned. Mr. Martin was last seen struggling in the; water, and appeared to be in a state of exhaustion. A life line was thrown to him, but he could not) reach it.
Seventy Probably Drowned A complete passengers' list is not available because the voyage had started and the fares were not int was ¥et collected. Tt is ascertained that drowned, Most of the steerage passengers were believed to have perished in the water, as they could hot go up on the deck being separate by a grille. In the confusion, no one thought of opening the grille.
The of the panic-stricken passengers were most appalling. Mothers clasping hold of their babies refused to leave them and jumped into the water swith the children' tightly embraced in their arms, Mr. Bousfield, chief officer of the Onlec, described the scene as a fearful one.
The Leungkwong is not insured, and her hull except the funnel is submerged in the water. Salvage work has already begun. Her bull] being of wooden construction may not be salved, but there is hope of saving the engines.
A. collision between the steam Jaunch Moonshine and the steamer Leungkwong (389 gross tonnage) at Cap Sui Mun Pass resulted in the sinking of the latter and the Joss of about 100 lives. The str. Leungkwong which carried about 200 passengers from Hongkong to Kongmoon, was struck in the bow and sank within 10 minutes. Two. of her Buropean officers are reporting. The Moonshine sustain us damages in the bow, and to prevent sinking she was beached.
The scene of disaster was in British waters within sight of Hongkong. From the two versions of the vessels, it appeared that when they sighted each other, they apparently under a mistake steamed right into the same point from opposite directions. Curious enough, the night was clear and clam while the lights of the two ships were burning brightly.
'A Naval Officer's Death Surgeon-Lieut. Commander Aubrey of H.DLS, Tamar died from Pneumonia at the Naval Hospital, The deceased was admitted to the hospital suffering from pneumonia three weeks ago as the result of a chill contracted on being called out to a motor car accident in the New Territories. Ho went without changing his clothes after a round of golf in extremely humid weather followed by a falling temperature. Up to the morning of his death, deceased! twas stated to be making a favour-lable progress, and it was understood that the crisis had passed until a relapse occurred with fatal result.
He leaves a widow to whom the sympathy of a large circle of naval and civil friends will be extended, The funeral took place next day.
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